Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which rose 2.00% or 0.116 points to trade at 5.926 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) added 1.82% or 1.56 points to end at 87.28 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.32% or 0.400 points to 30.620 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which fell 2.48% or 0.65 points to trade at 25.54 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 2.39% or 0.060 points to end at 2.447 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 0.98% or 0.300 points to 30.175.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 62 to 60 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.32% or 0.400 to 30.620.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.47% to 11.07.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.14% or 0.10 to $70.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.86% or 0.67 to hit $78.90 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.97% or 26.00 to trade at $1292.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1873, while EUR/GBP fell 0.22% to 0.8781.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 92.94.